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A New Look at the Top Ten Reasons for Making Ojai a Bicycle-and-Pedestrian Friendly Community

by Suza Francina May 15, 2010

Celebrate Bike-to-Work Week, May 17– 21, 2010
May is National Bike Month, and the League of American Bicyclists is partnering with hundreds of cities across the country to promote Bike-to-Work Week from May 17-21 and Bike to-Work Day on Friday, May 21.
If you grew up in Ojai fifty years ago,…

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Get Inspired! Ojai Valley Green Coalition Transportation Meeting, Wed, May 5, 4:00 pm

by Suza Francina May 5, 2010

VISIT BICYCLE CITY: http://www.bicyclecity.com/
Ojai Valley Green Coalition Transportation Committee Meeting
Wednesday, May 5, 4:00 -5:00 pm,
at Papa Lennon’s Pizzeria, 515 West El Roblar in Meiners Oaks
across the street from the Project Ride community bike shop.
May is National Bike Month! http://www.bikeleague.org/programs/bikemonth/
About the Ojai Valley Green Coalition Transportation Committee

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Pedaling Toward a Greener Ojai: Moving Forward On Our Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan

by Suza Francina April 21, 2010

Good news for Ojai! The US Department of Transportation has declared that the needs of pedestrians and cyclists must be placed alongside, not behind, those of motorists. In what amounts to a true paradigm shift, the automobile will no longer be the prime consideration in federal transportation planning.

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Letter to the City from John van Houten, M.D., “It is time for Ojai to take a new look at the existing Bike Plan”

by Suza Francina April 11, 2010

The Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan will be on the Ojai City Council Agenda, Tuesday, April 13, 2010. (See article below or click here) http://www.ojaipost.com/2010/04/bicyclepedestrian_master_plan.shtml
John van Houten, M.D., sent the following cover Letter concerning the City’s Bike/Ped Plan to Ojai City staff and Council in September, 2009.
To the Ojai City…

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Bicycle/Pedestrian Master Plan on Ojai City Council Agenda

by Suza Francina April 11, 2010

Alternative Transportation is on the Ojai City Council Agenda, Tuesday April 13, 2010. The meeting starts at 7:30 pm. It’s hard to predict when the council will discuss the items below, as it depends in part on how many people speak at the beginning of the meeting on “Unscheduled Items.”…

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Reminder: Bicycle Friendly Ojai Valley Green Coalition Meeting, Wednesday, April 7 at 4pm.

by Suza Francina April 6, 2010

Ojai Valley Green Coalition Transportation Meeting
Wed April 7, 4:00 -5:00 pm,
at Papa Lennon’s Pizzeria, 515 West El Roblar in Meiners Oaks
across the street from the Project Ride community bike shop.
New Transportation Committee members are welcome, and anyone who can’t attend this meeting but would like to join may contact Suza…

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Good News for Ojai: Feds Deem Pedestrians, Cyclists and Motorists Equals

by Suza Francina March 21, 2010

Thanks to Ojai bicycle/pedestrian advocate John van Houten, M.D., for calling my attention to this article.
As the new Chair of the Ojai Valley Green Coalition Transportation Committee this is the best news for making Ojai a model bicycle/pedestrian friendly city that I’ve seen in years. It will help us move…

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It’s About the Bike: A Doctor’s Prescription for a Healthy, Wealthy and Green Ojai

by Suza Francina September 19, 2009

Guest Editorial by John van Houten, M.D.
The city of Ojai has made a concerted effort to become a “green” city in the past few years. However, it has ignored one very effective way to be more environmentally responsible, and that is by promoting cycling as an alternative form of transportation.
Ojai…

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Peak Oil and the Greening of Ojai

by Suza Francina June 11, 2008

One of the most provocative and entertaining writers on sustainable cities is James Howard Kunstler, author of The Geography of Nowhere: The Rise and Decline of America’s Man-Made Landscape and other books. The Washington Post recently published an article by Kunstler entitled Wake Up, America. We’re Driving Toward Disaster. He writes:
Everywhere…

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Ojai’s First Ride of Silence

by Suza Francina May 16, 2008

Please join in for Ojai’s 1st Ride of Silence, a nation-wide event of solidarity and remembrance for cyclists who have been fatally injured, hit, or harrased while riding on the road. Together we ride 8 miles in silence at a slow and steady pace.
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Meet 5:30 pm @…

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